The friendships Otterbein students make while on campus are unending. So it’s not surprising that the long-lasting relationships students begin in freshman year often turn into long-lasting marriages. Sam and Jillian Snavley ’02 are no exception. The two met their freshman year around Valentine’s Day and have been together ever since.

Otterbein University students are raising money for Nationwide Children’s Hospital with the third annual OtterTHON, a seven-hour dance marathon beginning at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 21, in the Clements Recreation Center, 180 Center St.

The Otterbein University choirs will partner with the Westerville Area Resource Ministry (WARM) with a concert to benefit the community non-profit organization. The Otterbein choirs will perform the “Share the Love: Otterbein Sings For WARM” concert at 7 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 22, in Riley Auditorium at the Battelle Fine Arts Center, 170 W. Park St. The concert is free and open to the public. Donations of cash or checks payable to WARM are encouraged.

As a junior, secondary education and life sciences major at Otterbein University, Lauren Lichtenauer ’11 accepted an internship position that would fill one of her requirements for graduation. Little did she know, this opportunity at Camp Sunshine, a therapeutic camp in Portland, Maine for children battling life-threatening illnesses, would change her life.

College is a time of discovery. Most freshmen think they know what they want to become but many discover new passions once they arrive on campus. For Allison Cortez ’99 things were no different. When Cortez came to Otterbein in Fall 1995, she planned to have a teaching career. Four years later she graduated with a bachelor’s degree in public relations and journalism.

The Board of Directors of the Evansville Museum of Arts, History, & Science announced today the hiring of Bryan W. Knicely as the new Executive Director. He was hired after a nationwide executive search guided by Arts Consulting Group. Knicely will begin his new role in mid-October.

We hope to see you at our annual Valentine’s gala event, Music and Romance, at 8 p.m. on Saturday, February 14, 2015, at The Medallion Club in Westerville. The event will combine romantic jazz, swing dancing, and gourmet desserts in an elegant, candlelit setting. We are pleased to announce that NBC4 anchorman and Otterbein music alumnus Cabot Rea will be the event’s emcee and featured guest performer.

It may seem that African stone sculptors and the Mid-Ohio Foodbank would have very little in common, but all that changed five years ago when Mid-Ohio Foodbank CEO Matt Habash became involved with the people of Kufunda Village. Habash’s involvement has created the opportunity for the village’s talented sculptors to share their work with central Ohio through an exhibition at Otterbein University’s Frank Museum of Art.

Communication students know the importance of internship experiences. In a recent survey of 103 communication students, 84 percent felt that their communication professors provide plenty of leads for internships.

Otterbein University jazz ensembles will present their annual Valentine’s gala event, Music and Romance, at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 14, at The Medallion Club, 5000 Club Dr. NBC4 anchorman and Otterbein alumnus Cabot Rea will be the event’s emcee and featured guest performer.